Rule 47.8 - Application and test registration fees(1) The application fee to be an oral or sign language court interpreter is $25. This fee cannot be waived or refunded.(2) The registration fee for the two written examinations identified in rule 47.4(1) (a) is $50 for Iowa residents and $100 for nonresidents. If the applicant has already passed at least one of the two examinations, the registration fee is $25 for Iowa residents and $50 for nonresidents.(3) The registration fee for each oral proficiency interview examination is $65 for Iowa residents and $130 for nonresidents.(4) The registration fees for the three-part oral interpretation certification examination approved by the NCSC's Language Access Services Section is $250 for Iowa residents and $500 for nonresidents.(5) All fees set forth in this rule must be paid to state court administration. The interpreter application fee is due at the time the application is fled. Test registration fees are due on or before the registration deadline established by state court administration.Ct. Inte. & Tran. R. 47.8
Court Orders December 22, 2003, April 26, 2004, and September 16, 2004, effective 11/1/2004; 8/28/2006, effective 10/1/2006; 2/14/2008, effective 4/1/2008; 6/5/2008, effective 7/1/2008; 8/10/2009; 12/4/2014, effective 7/1/2015; 5/18/2015, effective 7/1/2015; 12/13/2017, effective 1/1/2018; Order July 20, 2020, effective 10/1/2020; court order September 14, 2021, effective 10/1/2021.